Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and the paper's restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers are joined by Times Radio presenter - and Celebrity MasterChef winner - Alexis Conran. Their mission this week is to match three different wines from Greece, Lebanon and South Africa, to Alexis's delicious homemade moussaka.

Wine 1 - 2023 Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko, Florina, Greece

Wine 2 - 2020 Ixsir Altitudes Rouge, Batroun, Lebanon 

Wine 3 - 2024 The Pavillon rosé, Boschendal, Western Cape, South Africa

All wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club

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How to lift simple chicken into culinary heaven! The Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers try three very different and fascinating wines with a chicken pie - a Burgundy, and a Beaujolais, plus a Pinot Noir from New Zealand. And on the way discuss the nation's new obsession with chickens wings and other matters crucial to conversations about food and wine!

Wine 1 -2022 Côte de Beaune Blanc, Joseph Drouhin, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy

Wine 2 -2023 Beaujolais Villages, Vignerons De Bel Air, Beaujolais

Wine 3 -2023 Pinot Noir, Hunter’s, Marlborough, New Zealand

All wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club

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The Sunday Times wine columnist Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers are joined by Leonard Swan, the executive chef at Milk Beach in London. Together they try steak with contrasting Australian wines.

Wine 1 - 2020 Art Series Chardonnay, Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River

Wine 2 - 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Vasse Felix, Margaret River

Wine 3 - 2022 Cabernet/Sangiovese, McPherson, Victoria

All wines are available from The Sunday Times wine Club

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A bonus edition of Wine Times, presented by The Sunday Times restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers with special guest chef Dean Edwards. Together they share Dean's delicious summer risotto plus three wines - Champagne, red and rose.

Wine 1 - Champagne: Chateau de Bligny Grand Reserve

Wine 2 - Red: Maison Dominique Piron Chénas 2021

Wine 3 - Rose: Domaine du Mas Ensoleille Rose Sélection Parcellaire 2024 

All of the wines are available from The Sunday Times Wine Club.

This episode of Wine Times is in paid partnership with Celebrity Cruises.

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Will and Charlotte try apple crumble with Sauternes, Tokaji and Port and discover a whole world of debate about sweetness itself! Food, wine and conversation with wine columnist and vice president of The Sunday Times Wine Club, Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers.

Wine 1: 2019 L’Épiphanie de Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Wine 2: 2018 Royal Tokaji Blue Label 5 Puttonyos, Hungary

Wine 3: Averys 10-year-old Tawny Port, Douro Valley, Portugal

All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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Food, wine and conversation with wine columnist and vice president of The Sunday Times Wine Club, Will Lyons and restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers. Will and Charlotte experience the differing taste of a Barnsley lamb loin chop with Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a Bordeaux from France, and a Spanish Rioja.

Wine 1: 2011 López de Heredia, Viña Tondonia, Tinto Reserva, Rioja, Spain 

Wine 2: 2022 Le Prince de Courthézon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley, France 

Wine 3: 2021 Château La Clarière, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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Food, wine and conversation with Sunday Times wine columnist and vice president of The Sunday Times Wine Club Will Lyons and Sunday Times restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers. From taste and heritage to grapes and growers, everything that makes a good wine special. Together they introduce new combinations of food and wine, suggesting surprising pairings and different ways to enjoy old favourites. Join them as they try a simple combination of three wines and one dish. Here, Will and Charlotte experience the differing taste of Camembert and other cheeses with English sparkling, French white, and a Spanish red wine.

Wine 1: Rosé de Noirs, Roebuck Estates, Sussex, England 

Wine 2: 2022 Sauvignon Gris, Château Le Coin, Bordeaux, France

Wine 3: 2022 Mencia (Kew Series), Bierzo, Spain

All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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Wine Times is back! With fresh ideas about how to choose the best wines to go with the simplest of foods, to make any meal an occasion!

Three wines and one dish - which will be best for the taste of both the wine and food?

Here's a taster from Will and Charlotte. Follow us now. The new series starts very soon.

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In this episode Will Lyons shares one of his all time favourite episodes from the Wine Times archive...

Discussing and decanting with Anneka and Will is broadcaster and writer, Clare Balding CBE. As well as three great wines to taste from Argentina, Clare gasps over a £100 bottle of wine, Will shares one of his greatest blind wine tasting moments and Anneka reflects on when she caught Clare walking backwards along the Thames. 

Wine 1: 2022 Torrontés, Alma Andina, Mendoza

Wine 2: 2021 Chardonnay, Trapiche Terroir Series Finca Las Piedras, Mendoza, Argentina

Wine 3: 2019 Cheval des Andes

All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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In this episode Will Lyons shares one of his all time favourite episodes from the Wine Times archive...

Discussing and decanting with Suzi Ruffell and Will Lyons is Michelin star chef Angela Hartnett. As well as three great wines to taste, Angela supports Will for his love of pairing champagne with parmesan, Will questions whether tasting menus are still fashionable and Suzi worries that robots will soon take over the production of wine.

Bollinger Rosé, Aÿ, Champagne 

2020 Clos de la Vierge, Jurançon, France 

2019 Chianti Classico, Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Tignananello, Tuscany, Italy

All the wines in the series are available at www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk

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